Sony Handycam DCR-TRV240 Operating Instructions Manual page 91

Recording video or TV programs
Using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable)
Simply connect the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) (optional) to DV IN/OUT of
your camcorder and to DV OUT of the DV products. With a digital-to-digital
connection, video and audio signals are transmitted in digital form for high-quality
editing.
(1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to record over) into your camcorder,
and insert the recorded tape into the VCR on your camcorder.
(2) Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder.
(3) Press z REC and the button on its right simultaneously on your camcorder,
then immediately press X on your camcorder.
(4) Press N on the VCR to start playback.
The picture to be recorded appears on the screen of your camcorder.
(5) Press X on your camcorder at the scene where you want to start recording
from.
DV
DV OUT
: Signal flow
When you have finished dubbing a tape
Press x on both your camcorder and the VCR.
You can connect one VCR only using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable).
During digital editing
The color of the display may be uneven. However this does not affect the dubbed
picture.
If you record playback pause picture with the DV IN/OUT jack
The recorded picture becomes rough. When you play back the picture using your
camcorder, the picture may jitter.
Before recording
Make sure that the DV IN indicator appears on the screen of your camcorder by
pressing DISPLAY. The DV IN indicator may appear on both equipment.
(optional)
DV IN/OUT
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